Re: which shell I'm using?

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Incoming from Ruben Porras:
> docs I've read says echo $SHELL, while you remain in the system with the
> original login shell 
> echo $SHELL
> gives the correct answer, but not in case you have executed another
> shell, for example:
> 
> $ echo $SHELL
> /bin/bash
> $ csh
> % echo $SHELL
> /bin/bash

$ tcsh
infidel:~> echo $shell
/bin/tcsh

Note case.  btw, consider what Linus said about tcsh (I paraphrase):
"A steaming pile of excrement."

If your script is to execute under a specific shell, give it a
shebang.  If it calls scripts written in another shell, those should
have their own shebang.


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